Ulysses on Trial

Ulysses on Trial

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E2: James Joyce’s Ulysses is considered the novel that ushered modernism into mainstream literature, yet its introduction to the world was ruthlessly contested. Get a brief overview of Joyce’s life and work, then dive into the story of how his modernist masterpiece was challenged and consider how the legal battles over his work shaped later censorship battles.